Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir both scored half-centuries, but it was not enough as Lucknow Super Giants won their last league game by eighteen runs. Even after the victory, LSG is no longer in the running for the playoffs. However, despite their four victories this season, the Mumbai Indians were once again the worst team in the standings. Nicholas Pooran’s scorching effort drove LSG during the middle segment.
The Middle Overs:
While Mumbai Indians’ pursuit was badly damaged during this time, losing five wickets following a solid opening partnership, Nicholas Pooran’s scorching effort drove LSG during the middle segment.
Lucknow Super Giants:
Powerplay: MI take early control
49/2 (RR: 8.17; 5x4s, 2x6s)
Following a very sluggish beginning and the early removal of Devdutt Padikkal in the first three overs, Marcus Stonis hit Anshul Kamboj three straight boundaries to ignite LSG in the powerplay. In the final over of the phase, Rahul joined in the fun, hitting two sixes off Piyush Chawla, but the seasoned leggie retaliated by getting rid of Stoinis on the final ball.
Middle overs: Pooran offensive puts MI on the backfoot
110/1 (RR: 11.11; 5x4s, 9x6s)
KL Rahul was essentially playing second fiddle during this session, handing over the strike and giving Nicholas Pooran the opportunity to attack, even if he did conclude it by tonking Naman Dhir over long on for a six. The southpaw was at his most lethal as he destroyed Anshul Kamboj, Dhir, and Hardik Pandya, with the side scoring 66 runs in the final three overs. During this period, Pooran hit eight out of the 22 balls he faced for sixes, reaching his half-century in 19 deliveries.
Death overs: MI retaliate, with a late flourish from Badoni
55/3 (5x4s, 4x6s; RR: 11.00)
LSG’s momentum was halted in the last overs when Pooran, Arshad Khan, and Rahul were removed in three deliveries. But LSG managed to score 214 for 6 because to Ayush Badoni’s late flourish in his brief cameo, which featured two sixes and a boundary off Romario Shepherd in the last over.
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Mumbai Indians
Powerplay: Rohit leads MI’s charge
57/0 (RR: 9.50; 4x4s, 3x6s)
Rohit Sharma entered the game as an impact substitute once more, and his fluid stroke play set the tone for the Mumbai Indians’ pursuit. In the first over, he got off to a streaky boundary, but in the following over, he hammered Matt Henry for two sixes. Dewald Brevis, his opening partner, could not quite achieve the same fluidity. Still, the pair brought up the half-century mark in the powerplay that was cut short by the rain.
Middle overs: LSG strike back with quick wickets
68/5 (RR: 7.55; 9x4s, 3x6s)
After hitting Naveen ul Haq for a boundary and a six, Brevis appeared to be getting into his stride until he misplayed a ball and was caught at far off. The Mumbai Indians’ season took a turn for the worse after that as hitters kept dying trying to get huge hits. Rohit Sharma was at short third and Suryakumar Yadav was in the deep. Without contributing anything, Hardik Pandya and Nehal Wadhera also fell as the LSG bowlers decisively shifted the balance of the match in their favour.
Death overs: Dhir’s fifty in vain
65/1 (RR: 13.00; 4x4s, 5x6s)
Even though the Mumbai Indians were losing wickets at the end, Naman Dhir’s strokework was impressive. In the last stages of MI’s innings, he struck four boundaries and five sixes to give the innings some respectability, but his scorching, undefeated 62 was insufficient against their opponents. Romario Shepherd and Ishan Kishan were unable to significantly increase his effort.
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